theism
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++the·is·m /ˈθiːɪzəm/ noun [uncountable] RRthe belief in the existence of God or gods 有神论 OPP atheism → deism
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theism• Such a model attempts to encourage the unbeliever to excuse the believer from the task of justifying theism.• In all these respects, materialism functions just like theism, as one competing metaphysical scheme amongst others.• Shortly before his death Carlile had abandoned atheism for what Berman calls a confused form of mystical theism.• It should be obvious, however, that he is here simply missing the point of theism.• He then only argues that theism is superfluous.• It is clear, then, that theism is falsifiable.• No wonder that theism is abandoned with such alacrity by so many of these new philosophers.Origin theism (1600-1700) Greek theos “god” + English -ismthe·is·m nounChineseSyllable
Corpus existence God or belief the of the in
theism
the‧is‧m /ˈθiːɪzəm/
noun [uncountable]
OPP atheism ⇨ deism
the‧is‧m /ˈθiːɪzəm/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Greek
Origin: theos 'god' + English -ism
the belief in the existence of God or gods Language: Greek
Origin: theos 'god' + English -ism
OPP atheism ⇨ deism